LIZINKA DE MIRBEL, signed, circa 1825

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LIZINKA DE MIRBEL, signed, circa 1825

The duc de Duras with curly greying hair, wearing a blue coat with dark velvet collar over a white waistcoat and knotted cravat, decorated with the blue sash and the breast-star of the Royal French Order of the Saint-Esprit, and the red badge of another order (Légion d'Honneur or Saint-Louis); sky background; rectangular with cut corners -- 55 mm high, gilt-metal frame

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Amédée-Bretagne-Malo, last duc de Duras (1771-1838), was "premier gentilhomme de la chambre" under Louis XVI, and from 1795 onwards "premier gentilhomme du Roi" under Louis XVIII who styled him a knight of the Order of the Saint-Esprit in 1820. He was one of the friends of Madame de Mirbel. The catalogue of the sale of her estate in 1849 (Notice des Tableaux, Miniatures et Aquarelles vendus le 22 Décembre 1849 après décès de Mme de Mirbel en son domicile Rue St. Dominique St.Germain, 74", mentioned as lot 2 "M. le Duc de Duras miniature précieusement finie" which is possibly the present portrait.

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